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Just got my 02 320 this weekend! I'm Pumped! With no where in Arkansas to take it out! Debree Everywhere! Any 320 owners with some knowledge hit me up!

Past owner, not current. Only advise would be to take your time and be careful learning the boat. That model can be a real handfull. Be safe.

Sound like good advise! I got to test it out before I bought it. It is something to get use to! Haven't got it on the pad yet!

def different at-speed than other Vees..take your time & enjoy!

what do you mean by different? Squirley?

The boat has a pad along the keel towards the rear of the boat and when at speed it becomes a balancing act while riding on that pad.

If you have any smaller V-pad boat experience you'll be fine. If not, take your time and learn how the boat reacts to small left to right steering inputs as you try to counter-act the tendency to chine walk. :drink:

Chine walk? Haven't heard that term. I've been talking to Kenny about it some and he told me to take baby steps. I tend to always go big or go home! I was told I will fill it when I start hitting the pad, like it's floating. Sound rite?

Chine walk is where the boat begins to dance side to side. Here is a you tube video link of a boat chine walking http://youtu.be/MJ63zJCtYUs

A video is worth a 1000 words. Here's a vid of the 32' 03 I use to own. I'v danced. At the start of the vid my k-planes got stuck in the up position. This is chine walking at it's best. We also did a little wake jumping that day. Watch the vid to the end and trust what Kenny said, "baby steps".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mqe4Y...lnk&feature=BF

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/i...uimHBKV6m2.jpg

Right at 1300HP
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Wow! Very Nice! Baby Steps! I got this!

you will know right away when it chine walks. First time it will scare the crap outta ya.

2nd time your wife will beat the crap outta ya.

3rd time you'll figure out how to drive through it!


congrats on the boat. I love our velocity!

LMAO! She about slapped me when we took it for the first test drive! I don't know how fast we were going cuz the speedo pickup had crap stuffed up in it but we hit a 100 ft. yacht's wake and it glided across no problem. (for me) It was a bit touchy on the trim & tabs. Niether are the same speed. I'm guessing that's normal?

You will learn to stop it, before it happens. If, while you'll learning the boat, it starts to walk on you, slow down and start over. Trying to drive through it will create more frustration than help.

Good luck! :drink:

Is it due to the trim tabs being to far in the up position that causes it or due the trim tabs have to be out of the water to get on the pad?

1hyper1 should chine in here...ops chime in hear.

Is he the expert?

No he just a lot of seat time in the 320. His runs over 90 and is pretty solid all the way there. Props in....or out makes a dif on how it handles. I'm sure he can offer some ideas.

good luck with her

Thanks for the advice!

Always be ready to drop your tabs with the 320. Never lift them up more then neutral. Be ready to drop them down a couple points on the indicator when you see rough water ahead. The twins do not chine nearly as much as the single Velocity's. I wouldn't be overly concerned with this as it happens generally in only smooth water at highly trimmed top speed - drop a little tab and it settle down. I never saw this below 85 MPH in my 320. Take your time, keep your finger on the tab switch, watch the water conditions and you'll be fine. Don't be spooked about the pad - the boat goes up on it by itself naturally - you'll feel it start around 55 MPH. Disregard misinformed comments about "falling off the pad" - it's a non-event.

How do the chines, pad and transom step compare between the 320 and original 30 hull? From what I remember the 320's are cut down from one of the larger molds correct? Therefore is the pad on the 320 narrower than that of the older 30's (and/or newer 322's)???

I remember the 30' had a fairly sizeable pad (in width) and that hull would really get up a fly...I remember the boat we had would really fly with tabs at 2-3 and drives at 6-7. What a fun boat. :evilb: :drink:

At high speed in my old 30 , I would set the tabs and trim with the drives . If the boat got out of shape I would slow down reset the tabs and try again . When I would brake a tab , it would be hard to just get home . I never could get my boat to run right with the tabs up all the way . But I did love that boat , and it was very fast .

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Will this boat even run 85?

Hell, if you didn't know what you were doing with the tabs in ours, it wouldn't get on plane...the props would just cavitate... :drink:

The pad on the 320 is around 12.5" wide as compared to the old 30 was 16.5" so the old 30 handled much better. And you are correct on where the 320 came from. Bob

Yes you're right that the 320 was made from a shortened larger hull (it sure looks like the 41'). The 30' hull was a better behaved hull (actually using a smaller more proportionate pad) and that's why Steve decided to use it for the 322. None the less I really enjoyed my 320 (but I don't want to swap my 390 for your 320 Bill!):drink:

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What set up was your 320? Top speed?

Just saw your note Bob - and you're quoting actual measurements so I definitely defer to you! I wonder if the pad length was the same? Way back when, Steve had told me that the 320 was slightly faster then the 30' which may correspond to its more narrow pad - less wetted area. That also explains the 320 tab sensitivity.

Yes 85 is achievable - provided your engines are still strong, props are straight, weight is in check AND you have about 1' chop to work with. My 320 never chined in choppy conditions - and only rarely in flat water when I was running 32" pitch props. Take your time to learn the boat, think ahead and you'll be fine.
Rick

This boat has 30's on it. Will that slow it down?

500 HP per side. It would do 90-91 MPH in ideal conditions and it could get quirky. Truth be told, my hull seemed happier in the low 80's with its standard factory set up (props spinning in etc).

IMO - you have the best power set up for the hull. Tweak your props if you like, leave it alone and enjoy!

Where I'm at in Arkansas there aren't to many of these boats (powerboats). Lots of small jet boats that will spank you from start. I'm more interested in learning from people who actually had seat time. Knowing facts instead of rumor, some people!

Bravo or Hydromotive? Standard or Labbed? How many RPM? Lots of variables to consider. My advice - dial in the props once you have the seat time to make a fair comparison. It can be expensive otherwise - I know first hand!

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Bravo labed 30 pitch no idea on rpms yet?

Those motors should last a few hundred hours if you treat them right .

Wow, just watched this vid...that jump at 4 min mark, you were very lucky... :eek: Looked violent. :coolcowboy:

Yea, that jump is something I won't be trying to duplicate!

It will be anchored a lot more than it will be running this summer! F'ing gas prices!

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I spoke with the previous owner and he told me he had the boat up to 87 empty with a 1/4 tank of gas. He said best he could recall the RPM's were around 5400. This boat doesn't have GPS so I'm guessing he was going by the speedo. Which usually isn't to accurate. Is there anything you know of on these boats that I need to watch out for. Leaks, things that will leave you stranded etc...

I have a 32 know I've had mine runing at 92 but not for long . in the ocean in 2 to 4 you can run your your tabs up more in a flat conditions i run my taps at 6 plus and my drives at 5 plus and adjust as needed every boat is a little different I'm runing 600hp blowers 28 pitch 4 blades if you want to talk let me know I'm happy to help a new velocity family member ps still dialing mine in for top speed

What helped me was putting a trim tab switch on the throttle if the boat is on a trailer you should use a straight edge to find out your neutral spot on your indicator mine needed positive trim tap to keep from porpoising but when I get the boat going I lift the tabs a little and the drives a littlemore but if you lift to much you'll start to Chinewalk not fun I have a wife we go out on the boat all the time but when you are practicing some of the things I told you don't bring your girl if you scare her and she won't like the boat like the boat not a good thing if the boat just let off and reset to much weight on one side of the boat it won't run right hope this helps